If you played video games at all in the first half of the 2000’s, then chances are that you’ll have played them on a PlayStation 2. But, despite their ubiquity, there are still some things that you may not have known about the PS2. And, today, we are going to tell you about them.

If you owned a PS2, then there’s a good chance that you might have used it to watch a DVD. But did you know that it helped revolutionize that part of home entertainment? We’ll tell you about that today, as well as the design feature which made the system really stand out. Not only that, but we’ll tell you how its design helped keep a long forgotten idea, and a company that had seen far better days, in the public consciousness of gamers across the world. You’ll also see how the PS2 was able to deliver high-definition graphics, even if there weren’t many games that highlighted HD.

If you’ve ever wondered whether the PS2 could keep track of the games you’ve played, the answer is yes, it can, and we’ll tell you how you can tell. We will also look at some times when you could use your PlayStation 2 for some pretty dark stuff, including the reason why one particularly unpleasant character bought 4,000 PS2s. Keep watching until the end where we’ll tell you all about how owning a PlayStation 2 means that you have entered the gaming record books.